![]() ![]() Despite his cruelty and failure to be a good father figure, she confesses that he was handsome and that she loved him. ![]() She reveals that Charlo was a petty thief his death was caused by antagonizing the police with a weapon. ![]() She had gotten used to telling doctors that she suffered various accidents, falling down stairs or injuring herself during domestic chores, believing that if she told the truth, Charlo would only beat her more severely. Having been raped, beaten, and sometimes left on the verge of death, she fabricated excuses for her damaged physical appearance when she went into public. Briefly, she recalls their wedding and the children they raised, moving next to focus on the brutal beatings she endured from Charlo. Spencer expresses a mixture of grief and relief at the news, explaining that she and her husband are separated. A prison guard knocks and notifies her that her husband, Charlo, is dead. ![]() The book begins in early 1990s Ireland at Spencer’s front door. As Spencer reflects, jumping back and forth through time, she weaves a rich account of the patterns of abuse and love that characterize her troubled family. Narrated by Paula Spencer, a survivor of domestic abuse, the title refers to an episode in the novel where Spencer’s husband asks her where a bruise came from, and she says she “walked into a door.” The book is an anachronistic mixture of Spencer’s recounting of childhood, her dating life with her future husband, and her wedding day. The Woman Who Walked into Doors is a 1996 novel by Roddy Doyle. ![]()
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